On 20 April 2017 at 21:40, Jochen Spieker <m...@well-adjusted.de> wrote:
> fc: > > > > Actually -- does anyone monitor this list for this type of stuff? > > You have no idea *how much* spam is blocked by the work of the list > masters. But it's not that anybody monitors all of the almost 300 Debian > lists¹ with thousands of posts each day. > > > I see these types of things come through periodically -- and 1 delete on > the > > front end could prevent a lot of woe. > > Your help is appreciated: > https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/ListMaster/ListArchiveSpam > > Obviously, this only affects the archive after all subscribers already > received the spam message. Moderating all Debian lists is not a job that > anybody wants to do (and it wouldn't even be appreciated). > > > *Even more so* -- it seems like unauthorized users can email this list? > > > > Why not just restrict it to people who have subscribed? > > Because this excludes use cases that are deemed valid by the list > masters. > Especially queries about the relative merits of sysinit vs systemd in Debian..... MF > > J. > -- > I wish I had been aware enough to enjoy my time as a toddler. > [Agree] [Disagree] > <http://archive.slowlydownward.com/NODATA/ > data_enter2.html> >
